DO NOT FRET, I am still doing Utakata Fort Night. Well, technically, I finished it, but I just may or may not have underestimated how difficult that song would be to translate. I don't feel like it's good enough to post yet, so I'm going to leave it for a little bit, and come back to it later with a clear head (and, hopefully, a stronger grasp on this language, lol).
I haven't watched this MV for a while. Seeing Urin here again... it makes me emotional. I remember this video being recommended to me and being so surprised when I saw Urin as if it were yesterday. I went to the Jpop Wiki so fast to make sure it was really her, and it was! Not to mention that the group is in the same agency AND under the same producer as MAD MEDiCiNE. But, I'll save the Urin tangent for when we get to 丑の刻参り (Ushi no Koku Mairi). I don't want this intro to get too intense.
That aside, Mazari keeps the title of being the most fun to translate. I don't know what it is about these lyrics, but, at this rate, if I don't control myself, this will be a Mazari-focused blog instead! Lol.
**WARNING: This Dance MV contains rapidly flashing lights**
(Mazari mazare)
Kimi wo mahou de
(Mawari maware)
Mitsuketai kedo
(Hanare banare)
Kagami yo kagami yo kotaete
Nee kimi wa doko ni?
(Mix and mingle)
I’ll cast a spell on you
(Around and around)
I want to find you, but
(Scatter, scatter)*
Tell me, oh mirror, oh mirror
Hey, where are you?
Mentaru herupu
Dare mo kidzukanai
Higeki no hīrō
Koko ni sanjou!!!
Hai owari.
Sukuu kachi mo nai.
Don’t fxxking leave me
Boku to ikitai to ittekure
Mental help
No one notices
Tragic hero
Here I come!!!
So, that’s it.
There’s no value in being saved.
Don’t fxxking leave me
Tell me you want to live with me
Sono kurai yami kara kimi wo tsuredashite ageru
Zutazuta na sono kizu mo kokoro mo puraito mo subete
Kimi ga itekureru nara ashita wa konakute mo iiyo
Sekai wa kimi to boku dake ni naranai kanaa?
I'll get you out of that pitch-black darkness
Those scars, that heart, that plight and everything are in pieces
If you stay, you won’t have to come back tomorrow
Will the world ever just be me and you?
Noizukyanseru ando sumaho shita wo muku hito ga aruiteru
Sora no ao samo “tasukete” mo mudana denpa de kaki kesareteru
With noise cancellation and a smartphone, a person is walking, head hanging
Through the blue sky, “help me” is being drowned out with useless radio waves*
(僕を殺して)
生きる意味ないや
(僕を殺して)
みんな消えてしまえ
(Boku wo koroshite)
Ikiru imi nai ya
(Boku wo koroshite)
Minna kieteshimae
(Kill me)
There’s no reason to live
(Kill me)
Everyone, just get lost
(Mazari mazare)
Kimi wo mahou de
(Mawari maware)
Mitsuketai kedo
(Hanare banare)
Kagami yo kagami yo kotaete
Boku wa kimi nashi ja ikirarenai…
(Mix and mingle)
I’ll cast a spell on you
(Around and around)
I want to find you, but
(Scatter, scatter)
Tell me, oh mirror, oh mirror
I can’t live without you
Mentaru herupu
Dare mo kidzukanai
Higeki no hīrō
Koko ni sanjou!!!
Hai owari.
Sukuu kachi mo nai
Don’t fxxking leave me
Nee aishiterutte itte yo itte yo itte yo itte yo
Kitte yo kitte yo kitte yo kitte yo
Mental help
No one notices
Tragic hero
Here I come!!!
So, that’s it.
There’s no value in being saved.
Don’t fxxking leave me
Hey, tell me you love me, say it, say it, say it, say it
Cut it, cut it, cut it, cut it
Kurushinda bun dake kimi wo kurushimeteita yo
Ude no kizu ga fuete mo boku mo onaji de itai yo
Kimi ga itekureru nara ashita wa konakute mo iiyo
Sekai wa kimi to boku dake ni naranai kanaa?
Tte itte hoshii dake nanda
The more I suffer, the more I hurt you
As the scars along my arms grow, it hurts me just as much
If you stay, you don’t have to come back tomorrow
Will the world ever just be me and you?
I just want you to say it.
(Notes)
*That’s not really what it translates to, but I think that’s what it’s supposed to mean, because, any other way, that line doesn’t make much sense.
*"Scatter" is not actually being repeated here, but I added the repetition to match up with the rest of the lines, because it just felt weird without it.
*I truly do not understand what さも is supposed to be doing here. I understand it means something along the lines of “like” or “as if” but I just can’t wrap my head around what that’s supposed to mean here.
Conclusions: I've always known what this song was about, but, sheesh, I didn't think the lyrics were this heavy. This song is about depression and probably suicidal thoughts. Even though suicide is never outright stated, not being upfront about those feelings is literally one of the themes of this song.
NEXT: After I've done the next two songs on my list, I wanna try and finish some of the songs I haven't finished. My entire Mazari megadoc is already formatted and I have a few other songs that are 90% done, but we'll see what gets done first, I guess. In the meantime, the next songs are 丑の刻参り (Ushi no Koku Mairi) and 絶対的オンリーガール (Zettaiteki Only Girl). These two songs will also mark the end of the no MAD MEDiCiNE/MADMED spree. Hey, four is pretty good, right?
愛執迷宮ドールハウス (Aishuu Meikyuu Doll House) by MAD MEDiCiNE
For this one, I tried to figure out as much romaji as possible just by listening, without looking at JP lyrics. I wanted to improve my ability to hear Japanese, because Ningyou -Hitogata- completely humbled me and my dictionary. I did way better than I thought I would.
I don’t know what else to say about this one. I really like this song, it’s kinda hypnotising, you know what I mean? It’s definitely my favourite song from the いちばん幸せな死に方。mini album.
Also, totally unrelated, but IM SO GLAD commencement didn't land on the day of or after MADMED's 24 hour livestream omg. I watched the full 24 hours proper because I have no life. No, that's wrong— idols ARE my life.
Kimi dake ga ayatsureru
Kawaii kawaii oningyou wo
Tojikomete dare mo fureranai you
Daiji ni shite ne
Deguchi nado iranai to
Nando mo nando mo kagi wo kakete
Torawarete kuchiru made samayou
Aishuu meikyuu dōru hausu
Only you are pulling the strings
Of this cute, cute doll
Imprison it, so no one can touch it
Cherish it
No need for an exit or anything of the sort
Again and again, lock it up with a key
Captive until I die, wandering
Love Labyrinth Dollhouse
Kimi dake ni ayatsurare
Yukiba wo motanai oningyou wa
Hitorikiri tada koko de kaeri wo
Matsu shikanai kara
Jiyuu nado iranai to
Nando mo nando mo tebanashite mo
Shibarareru kachi sura mou nakushita
Aishuu meikyuu dōru hausu
Only you can manipulate the strings
The puppet that has nowhere to go
All on my own*, there's nothing to do but wait
For you to return to this place
No need for freedom or anything of the sort
Again and again, letting it go
Tying it down, even that value has been lost
Love Labyrinth Dollhouse
残された部屋の隅
何度も何度も 思い出すよ
二人きりの子供騙しな
人形遊びを
Nokosareta heya no sumi
Nando mo nando mo omoidasu yo
Futarikiri no kodomo damashi na
Ningyou asobi wo
The corner of this abandoned room
Again and again, I remember
The two of us, like child’s play
Playing with dolls
Kimi dake ga ayatsureru
Kawaii kawaii oningyou wo
Tojikomete dare mo furerarenai you
Daiji ni shite ne
Tobira wa mou sabitsuite hirakanai
Torawarete kuchiru made samayou
Aishuu meikyuu dōru hausu
Only you are pulling the strings
Of this cute, cute doll
Imprison it, so no one can touch it
Cherish it
The door has already rusted shut and won’t open
Captive until I die, wandering
Love Labyrinth Dollhouse
(Note)
*ひとりきり means “all alone” or “all by oneself” but here it uses the character (孤). It doesn’t change the meaning at all, since the Kanji itself just means “solitude” (aka basically the same thing), but I’ve just never seen ひとりきり written that way and thought it was interesting.
CONCLUSIONS (I KEEP FORGETTING TO ADD THIS LMAO): If we're looking at it literally, it's about a puppet falling in love, but something tells me that this might be a metaphor for something else as well. Hm... mysterious. Personally, I'm reading this one as neglect, but I'm probably wrong.
NEXT: idfk. I was going to do 歪世界 (Hizumi Sekai) by AdamLilith next but I think there’s actual Mandarin in that one, wtf. I’m just going to do a new MADMED song, because Adamth’s lyrics are crazy. Next song is アンヘドニア (Anhedonia) by MADMED
I was always under the impression that anhedonia would be アン匕ドニア because of pronunciation but, lo and behold, I’m still stupid and wrong. What’s new? Pretty sure this song was the MADMED RAD JAM song, because this song came out of freaking nowhere I tell ya. Nowhere. I had never heard of this song being played at any live shows before RAD JAM. Not to mention that they had filmed a music video with a new song already and were just about to release it when this song came out.
Anyways, this song is really good. I love the もう一回 parts where everything gets slightly muted and creepy. It feels so MADMED. I can’t explain it, but those parts kind of remind me of 独占悦楽少女.
Hikichigirareta nou no saibou tsunagiawaseru amai jūsu
Rinri ronri he anafirakishī ryoute awasete
“Gochisousama”
The torn off brain cells connected to sweet juice*
Ethical logic to anaphylaxis, hands together
“Thanks for the food”
もう一回もう一回もう一回もう一回
あの味を
もう一回もう一回もう一回もう一回
息よ止まって
Mou ikkai mou ikkai mou ikkai mou ikkai
Ano aji wo
Mou ikkai mou ikkai mou ikkai mou ikkai
Iki yo tomatte
One more time, one more time, one more time, one more time
Let me have that taste
One more time, one more time, one more time, one more time
Hold your breath
壁に映った視線 ママによく似たオブジェ
もっともっともっともっと
お薬を 出して
Kabe ni utsutta shisen mama ni yoku nita obuje
Motto motto motto motto
Okusuri wo dashite
In the wall reflecting my line of sight, there’s an object that looks a lot like mom
more, more, more, more
Give me more medicine
Tsurete itte yo mugen no risokyou he
Chuusha no ato ni saita asa no hana
Te wo nigitte yo irodorareta shihan
Hitotsubu tashite kinki no pāti he shoutai!
Bring me to the eternal utopia
Cannabis flowers* bloom within the injection scars
Take my hand coloured with purpura*
Count each and every one, and you’ll be invited to the forbidden party!
Tsukamaetemite juuji no chigaihouken
Jishou no ato ni sashita kuroi bara
Te wo hiraitara iro toridori no kajitsu
Hitotsubu tabete kinki no pāti he Show time!
Trying to seize the cross of extraterritoriality
Black roses injected into self harm scars
When you open your hand, there’s a fruit with various colours
Eat every last bit, and go to the forbidden party— Showtime!
虹が罹る檻で パパの歪んだ笑顔
もっともっともっともっと お薬を刺して
Niji ga kakaru ori de papa no yuganda egao
Mottto motto motto motto okusuri wo sashite
From within my cage covered in rainbows*, I see dad’s distorted grin
More, more, more, more, inject me with more medicine
Tsuretekanaide monokurōmu no sekai he
Chuusha no ato ni ochita san no ame
Te wo nigitte yo irodorareta shihan
1g* sashite kinki no pāti he shotai!
Don’t take me to the monochrome world
Acidic rain fell into the injection marks
Take my hand coloured with purpura
Inject 1 gram, and you’ll be invited to the forbidden party!
Trip!Trip!Drink it down!
声を出して
Koe wo dashite
Say it out loud
Down!Down!Laugh and roll!
手を伸ばして
Te wo nobashite
Reach out your hand
Dive!Dive!Cry and bleed!
高く飛んで
Takaku tonde
Fly high
Die!Die!Let it be!
堕ちて行こうか。
Ochite ikou ka.
Shall we fall.
(Notes)
*”Juice” is probably referring to cerebrospinal fluid.
*I THINK??? I think that’s what 麻の花 means????
*Purpura (or blood spots) is a kind of rash that looks like a cluster of bruises. Unlike bruises, purpura are not caused by external injury, but, rather, they develop from within the body.
*罹る means to be inflicted with an illness or to suffer from something, which implies that “rainbow covered cage” is actually a bad thing. But, the chorus right after says 連れてかないで モノクロームの世界へ, which implies that the rainbows are actually a good thing? I think that means that the “cage” is not actually covered in rainbows, but that the rainbows are just an illusion caused by the “medicine.”
*NO, NOT AGAIN. WHAT IS 1g IN JP?????
Conclusions: I GIVE UP!!!! So, instead, I present to you: MADMED BiNGO, made by yours truly. This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done (not really).
So, this song definitely has ADDiCTiON, SELF-HARM, REFUSAL TO ACCEPT CHANGE, DELUSiONS, MEDiCAL REFERENCES AND PUNS, FLOWER REFERENCES AND PUNS, POiSON AND MEDiCiNE, AND MADNESS. No bingo :((
NEXT: I’m gonna start doing a no MADMED/MAD MEDiCiNE spree. Minigame time: make a guess at how many songs I’ll last before I get impatient and do another MADMED/MAD MEDiCiNE song! If you guess correctly… I don’t know, you have privileges to call yourself a fortune teller I guess. Next song is 校歌絶唱 (Kouka Zesshou) by めっ!(Me!)
眠罪 (Minzai) by MAD MEDiCiNE; a super scuffed English translation
I'm not at the level of fluency to be able to translate this correctly, but, hey, we've all gotta start somewhere, right? Just... don't expect this to be any good, lol.
Also, sorry for the weird formatting. I copied and pasted this from Google Docs without realising how awful this would look on here and I'm too lazy to fix it. I'll make sure to not do that again, haha.
Sleeping Pills
(Lyrics JP, Romaji, EN)
どうして?どうして?
Doushite? Doushite?
Why? Why?
僕をひとりにしないで
Boku wo hitori ni shinaide
Don't leave me alone
痛くしないから
Itakushinai kara
So that I won’t be hurt
二度と目覚めないでバイバイ
Nidoto mezamenaide bai bai
Never wake up again, bye bye
午前0時のバイアス
Gozenreiji no biasu
12-o-clock bias
ヘラるシナプス
Heraru shinapusu
Sad synapse
なんだか嫌な予感で
Nanda ka iyanayokan de
Something like a bad premonition
眠れないや
Nemurenai ya
Keeps me awake
「ねえねえ 誰とどこにいるの?」
“Nee nee, dare to doko ni iru no?”
“Hey, hey, where are you going? With who?”
もうずっと返事がないな
Mou zutto henji ga nai na
There's never any response
もっともっと悪い子でしょ
Motto motto warui ko desho
You must have gotten naughtier
寝てるはずないくらい
Neteru hazu nai kurai
You couldn’t have been sleeping
ラ リラ リラ リララバイ
Ra rira rira rirarabai
La lila lila li-lullaby
ワンシートの絶対的愛
Wanshīto no zettai teki ai
One sheet of true love
ラ リラ リラ リララバイ
Ra rira rira rirarabai
La lila lila li-lullaby
残さず 飲み干して
Nokosazu, nomihoshite
Drink it all up
連れ去って着せ替えして遊びましょう
Tsuresatte kisekae shite asobimashou
Take you away, dress you up, play with you
そっと君が目覚めないように
Sotto kimi ga mezamenai you ni
Softly so as not to wake you
真っ白パジャマ着せて おやすみ
Masshiro pajama kisete, oyasumi
Put on white pajamas, goodnight
夢の中ならば 世界中でふたりきり
Yume no naka naraba, sekaijuu de futarikiri
In this dream there’s only me and you
睡魔の囁き 永遠の眠りに堕ちて
Suima no sasayaki, towa no nemuri ni ochite
Whispers of sleep, fall into eternal slumber
夢から醒めたら 僕を拒むでしょ
Yume kara sametara boku wo kobamudeshou
When wakefulness draws near, I won’t accept it
そんな存在いらない
Sonna sonzai iranai
I don’t need that kind of existence
二度と目覚めないでバイバイ
Nidoto mezamenaide, baibai
Never wake up again, bye bye
午前3時になります
Gozensanji ni narimasu
It is now 3’o’clock
喰らうロータス
Kurau rōtasu
Devouring lotus
なんだか夢見心地で
Nanda ka yumemigokochi de
Feeling kind of dreamy
破る処方箋
Yaburu shohousen
Violating the prescription
安定剤たんない脳内
Antezai tan nai nounai
Tranquilizer-free brain
嘘つき お医者さん
Usotsuki oishasan
The doctor is a liar
もう同罪 僕だけに教えてよ 全部
Mou douzai, boku dake ni oshiete yo, zenbu
You’re guilty too, just tell me everything
キミのボクとボクのキミじゃないの?
Kimi no boku to boku no kimi janai no?
I’m yours and you’re mine, right?
そいつダレ?邪魔させないよ!
Soitsu dare? Jama sasenai yo!
Who’s that? Don’t get in my way!
おやすみ3秒 このまま一生
Oyasumi sanbyou, kono mama isshou
Fall asleep in three seconds, keep living this way
覚めない夢で愛を謳っていよう
Samenai yume de ai wo utatte iyou
Within the endless dream, let’s sing our love
ラ リラ リラ リララバイ
Ra rira rira rirarabai
La lila lila li-lullaby
ワンシートの退廃的ハイ
Wanshīto no taihai teki hai
One sheet of a decadent high
ラ リラ リラ リララバイ
Ra rira rira rirarabai
La lila lila li-lullaby
残さず吐いて
Nokosazu haite
Throw it all up
連れ去って着せ替えしてみてもまだ
Tsuresatte kisekae shite mite mo mada
Trying to take you away, dress you up, and still
なんでここを出たがるのかな
Nande koko wo detagaru no kana
Why would you want to leave this place
真っ赤な花が咲いた おやすみ
Makka na hana ga saita, oyasumi
Bright red flowers bloom, goodnight
夢の中ならば 世界中でふたりきり
Yume no naka naraba, sekaijuu de futari kiri
In this dream there’s only me and you
睡魔と契約 甘い眠りのキスで
Suima to keiyaku amai nemuri no kisu de
The contract of sleep, with sweet sleepy kisses
夢から醒めても 君がいないなら
Yume kara samete mo, kimi ga inai nara
When wakefulness takes over, if you’re not here
そんな現実いらない
Sonna genjitsu iranai
I don’t need that reality
二度と戻れないよきっと
Nidoto modorenai yo kitto
I definitely won’t go back again
ひとりきりで 迎える 苦しい朝なら
Hitorikiri de, mukaeru, kurushii asa nara
If I must bear a painful morning all by myself
こないで こないで 夜に閉じ込めて
Konaide, konaide, yoru ni tojikomete
Don’t come, don’t come, let the night imprison me
外は悲しいことばかりだから
Soto wa kanashii koto bakari dakara
Because it’s all so sad out there
みないで みないで ほら瞼閉じて
Minaide, minaide, hora mabuta tojite
Don’t look, don’t look, hey, close your eyes
夢の中ならば 世界中でふたりきり
Yume no naka naraba, sekaijuu de futarikiri
In this dream there’s only me and you
睡魔の囁き 永遠の眠りに堕ちて
Suima no sasayaki, towa no nemuri ni ochite
Whispers of sleep, fall into eternal slumber
夢から醒めたら 僕を拒むでしょ
Yume kara sametara boku wo kobamudesho
When wakefulness draws near, I won’t accept it
そんな存在いらない
Sonna sonzai iranai
I don’t need that existence
二度と目覚めないでバイバイ
Nidoto mezamenaide baibai
Never wake up again, bye bye
僕のモノだずっとずっと
Boku no mono da zutto zutto
You’re mine, forever and ever
(Notes)
Minzai typically means sleeping pills (眠剤), however, instead of using the character zai 剤, for medicine, the title uses the character tsumi 罪, which means sin or crime, but it can be pronounced the same way as zai 剤. The title is obviously a pun, but I’m unsure of how to translate it. I’ve left it as “Sleeping Pills” for simplicity's sake.
(WARNING: This video contains flashing lights and body horror)
Poison Obsequy*
(Lyrics)
痛いよ痛いよ`
身体蝕む薬が
私を溶かしていった
It hurts, it hurts so much
The medicine that eats away at my body
Is making me melt away
Fix me or kill me?
割れた泡 咲く死斑
開いた瞳と閉じる脈
硬まるアクトミオシン
また誰も救えなかった
Burst bubbles and blooming livor mortis
Opened eyes and closed veins
Hardening actomyosin
Yet again, no one could be saved
足りぬ血清
溶ける猛毒
腐食し崩れていったの
Not enough serum
Melting poison
Corroding and crumbling away
掬えなくて
零れてった
液状medicine
It can’t be scooped up
As it spills out
The liquid medicine
嗤う支配者黒衣の聖者
洗う血を流すパンダ
流れ尽いた悪いDrugじゃ
もう誰も救えない
The sneering ruler, and the black-clad saint
The panda that washes spilling blood
The bad drug has been all used up
Now no one can be saved
Is this toxin or venom, baby?
閉じ込めたアウシュビッツ
解毒作用無い唯のアルコールに
酔い溺れてる
Imprisoned in Auschwitz
Alcohol with no detoxification
Drowning in drunkeness
ここが
Here
未だ痛いよ痛いよ
36℃の熱に
溶けてく甘い毒と
刺さる心電図
It still hurts, it hurts so much
A fever of 36 degrees celsius
Melting, sweet poison
And piercing electrocardiograms
もう殺して殺して
腐蝕する髄を抱いて
救いを求めていた
白衣の天使は
Just kill me, kill me already
Embracing decaying marrow
The ones seeking salvation
Are the angels clad in white
解毒と抗鬱の薬を
高嶺で売ってくれました
Antidotes and antidepressants
It was sold at a high price
枯れた花 水が無いや
手を合わせておやすみ
ドライフラワーは要らないや
飾る場所なんて無いから
Withered flowers with no water
Put your hands together and wish us a good night
I don’t need dried flowers
Afterall, I’ve got nowhere to put them
足りぬ病床
止まる心臓
腐敗し壊れていけばいい
Not enough sickbeds
Stopped heart
Just let it rot and decay
救えなくて
枯れたものは
ただのプラスチック
I can’t save it
The things that have withered away
Are only plastic
Is this medicine or venom, baby?
撒き散らされたサリン
解毒作用無い唯のエタノールに
縋りついている
Scattered sarin gas
Ethanol with no detoxification
Clinging on
ここで
Here
生きてたいよ居たいよ
37度の熱に
蔓延る不安障害
人が死んでんだよ
I want to stay here, I want to live here
A fever of 37 degrees
Anxiety disorder
The people suffering it are dying
触らないで離して
痛みを抑える毒に
救いを求めていた
裸の少女は
Don’t touch me, leave me alone
The poison will suppress the pain
The one seeking salvation
Is the naked girl
死毒と不法の薬を
身体を売って買いました
This deadly poison and unlawful medicine
I sold myself for it
私を溶かしていった
Melting me away
Take me for light.
未だ痛いよ痛いよ
身体蝕む毒薬
溶けてく苦い良薬
止まったSOS
It still hurts, it hurts so much
The poison eating away at my body
It’s melting, a bitter remedy
Halted SOS signals
もう殺して殺して
腐敗する毒に哭いて
救いを求めていた
白衣の天使は
Just kill me, kill me already
Weeping from the corrupting poison
The ones seeking salvation
Are the angels clad in white
解毒と抗鬱の薬を
無償で譲ってくれないお医者様を
殺しました。
Antidotes and antidepressants
Those doctors who wouldn’t give them up for free
I killed them.
(Notes)
*The title, Dokusou, is composed of the kanji for poison, doku 毒, and funeral, sou 葬. I’ve looked everywhere, and I cannot figure out what this is supposed to mean. I don’t think it’s actually a word, and I can’t tell if it’s a pun on a word that actually exists either. So, I tried to make a cool-sounding English title using the meanings of the two Kanji.
FINAL THOUGHTS: I'd just quickly like to say that I’m so glad to see that, even without cutting down Jam’s screen time so drastically like they did in Magical Happy End, the other members all really stood out in this one! In retrospect, the special effects makeup was kind of genius. It makes everyone stand out effortlessly, but, of course, everyone’s performance is still a huge factor. They’ve definitely improved a ton! Keep it up, MADMED!!!
Now onto the fun part, the special effects makeup!! I have watched this video thousands of times now, so, even though I’m mad blind, I feel pretty confident in my judgements here. I also just really like yapping, as you already know, especially when it comes to MADMED.
ANALYSIS: All of the members "illnesses."
(Picture for reference--- taken from the MV)
Ayame’s (top left) theme is very evident here. Though I’m unsure of her exact theme or what to call it, instead of tweeting “good morning” in the morning, she says “あやめざめ” or “妖メ覚メ” — Ayame awakening, in the sense of “opening one’s eyes.” She also sometimes adds the eye emoji to it as well. I’m pretty sure her name, 妖メ, means “demon eye”, so, having eyes growing from her skin, though simple compared to the rest, is a pretty good fit. And, of course, it’s just freaky.
Tenlu (top middle) is supposed to look like a mermaid. She said it on X. She has these bubble-like things growing out of her skin, and each patch of these bubbles is surrounded by shiny blue scales that fade in and out of her skin. She also has pointed ears. Compared to the rest, she has a cleaner look, which makes her look more ethereal. So, I guess Tenlu's "illness" is turning her into a mermaid.
For Tora (top right), it’s a bit more difficult to tell what’s going on. She has these cracks all over her body, and some parts have these yellow and pink (?) sections. To me, she kind of looks like a cracked statue, honestly, but I’m not 100% sure on that. Particularly, the coloured parts are what make me the most unsure. It could also be that her "illness" is just causing her to crumble away.
Numa (bottom left) is covered in what looks like green jewels. Most of her face also seems to have a green tint. Since her colour is very similar to the tint of the set, it’s actually really hard to tell what I'm looking at here. Nevertheless, I, Science McGee, strongly believe that this "illness" is crystallisation— the solidification of liquid into crytals. It's the same process that creates snowflakes!
Peco (bottom right) takes the form of a creepy doll, or a person who’s been stitched up to look like one. Her face and the sides of her mouth have stitches, which, when her mouth is closed, makes it look a little bit like it’s sewn shut. She also has bows literally sewn into her skin, which is actually a bit unsettling. Peco’s look is definitely one of the more terrifying ones. I'm thinking that her "illness" is either turning her into a doll, or it's animation (as in doll coming to life). It could also be something that requires her to be stitched up again and again, maybe similar for the crumble theory I came up with for Tora's? So many possibilities....
Last, but not least, is Jam (bottom middle). To be frank with you, even after watching this millions of times, I still do not have even an inkling of what this is supposed to be. At first, I thought she was an amalgamation of all of the member's “illnesses,” but now I’m not so sure, because I don’t really see any similarities to Numa's. She has these bright red spots and cracks on her face, and, on her arms, she has more of those cracks as well as these bumps on her skin that would look like blisters if not for the weird “crust” surrounding them. There’s also spikes growing out of her skin too. The most terrifying special effects makeup is between her and Peco, for sure.
I really do be doing anything but talking about the meaning of the songs vro 🥀. And that typo was NOT intentional by the way. Anyways, I'm gonna try to keep up with new MAD'S iNK releases as well as I can from this point onwards, prioritising MVs over digital releases so that I can actually have time to get old stuff finished in between. Basically, what I'm saying is that I'm gonna do Mazari's new song next.
This song has perplexed me ever since it was released. The lyrics, the title, the mv, and even the album cover are incredibly cryptic, and, unlike the rest of Mazari's songs, I couldn't really figure out what it was roughly about just from the title and the little lyrics I was able to understand. I thought it was about the lost advertisement of the same name, but there's really nothing in the mv or the lyrics suggesting that.
Crypticness aside, this song is an absolute banger. And it was the most fun song to translate so far!
Doll*
(Lyrics)
傀儡懐胎懐抱
邂逅解体廻章
Kairai kaitai kaihou
Kaigou kaitai kaishou
Marionette, birth, idea
Encounter, deconstruction, cycle*
戯けなさい
踊りなさい
怯えなさい
哂いなさい
Odokenasai
Odorinasai
Obienasai
Warainasai
Fool around
Dance
Be afraid
Sneer
カワイイニンギョウサン
Kawaii ningyousan
Cute little doll
幸福を
Koufuku wo
Happiness
お父さん 髪を結って 首に絡まる
お母さん 指を切って 喉をかきむしらぬように
Otosan, kami wo yuitte, kubi ni karamaru
Okasan, yubi wo kitte, nodo wo kakimushiranu you ni
Father, cut my hair and wrap it around my neck
Mother, cut off my fingers so that I don’t scratch at the bindings around my throat*
腕を縫って
紅を塗って
私を可愛く殺して
お父さんへお母さんへ
Ude wo nutte
Beni wo nutte*
Watashi wo kawaiku koroshite
Otosan he okasan he
Stitch up my arms
Paint it red
Kill me sweetly
Dearest father, dearest mother
囲メ囲メ
逃げられぬように
Kagome kagome
Nigerarenu you ni
Surround you, surround you
So that you can’t run away
心臓に空いた小さい孔
全部全部貴方のせいだ
義肢義肢軋む四肢の傷みは
薬が直して繰れるの
Shinzo ni suita chisai ana
Zenbu zenbu anata no sei da
Gishi gishi* kishimu shishi no itami wa
Kusuri ga naoshite kureru no?
There’s a small hole in my heart
Everything, everything is your fault
The pain from these creaking, creaking prosthetic limbs
Will the medicine alleviate it?
お坊さん 髪を切った 怯えた顔で
お隣さん 不愛想ね 優しく微笑んであげる
Obousan, kami wo kitta, obieta kao de
Otonarisan, fuaiso ne, yasashiku hohoende ageru
The monk has cut his hair and is wearing a frightened expression
My neighbour is so unfriendly, I’ll show you a kind smile
心地良い
心経る唄
憐レ憐レ憐レ
Kokochiyoi
Kokoroeru uta
Aware aware aware
How pleasant
A song of understanding
Pitiful, pitiful, pitiful
心地良い
叫声に身を焼かれ
Kokochiyoi
Kyousei ni mi wo yakare
How pleasant
A body broken apart by screams
身体を彩る無数の痣
全部全部貴方のせいだ
義肢義肢軋む胸の傷みは
瀉血で楽に慣れますか
Karada wo irodoru musuu no aza
Zenbu zenbu anata no sei da
Gishi gishi kishimu mune no itami wa
Shaketsu de raku ni naremasu ka?
This body coloured with innumerable birthmarks
Everything, everything is your fault
The pain from this creaking, creaking prosthetic heart
With bloodletting, could I possibly mitigate it?
戯けなさい
踊りなさい
怯えなさい
哂いなさい
Odokenasai
Odorinasai
Obienasai
Warainasai
Fool around
Dance
Be afraid
Sneer
囲メ囲メ
加護の無い人形は
いついつまでも
這い蹲って居る
Kagome kagome
Kago no nai hitogata wa
Itsuitsumademo
Haitsukubatte iru
Surround you, surround you
The doll outside of the cage
For now and ever
Will be crawling along the ground
救いは無い
Sukui wa nai
There is no salvation
人生に厭いた少女達は
全部投げ捨てて堕ちて逝く
義肢義肢軋む四肢の傷みは
今も癒えない
Jinsei ni waita shoujotachi wa
Zenbu nagesutete ochiteiku
Gishi gishi kishimu shishi no itami wa
Ima mo ienai
Those girls budding with life
They throw everything away, falling and dying
The pain from these creaking, creaking prosthetic limbs
Can no longer be healed
無数に空いた小さい孔
全部全部埋めてください
義肢義肢軋みただ瓦解していく
私は人形
Musuu ni suita chisai ana
Zenbu zenbu umete kudasai
Gishi gishi kishimi tada gakai shiteiku
Watashi wa hitogata
Covered in innumerable, small holes
All of it, all of it, please fill it in
The creaking, creaking prosthetics just collapse
I am a doll
報復を。
Houfuku wo.
Retribution.
(Notes)
*Hitogata is another reading for 人形 (ningyou), so the -ヒトガタ- in the title is basically just telling you how 人形 is being pronounced. On streaming services, they have the English release titled as Hitogata -Hitogata-, which, though it is probably the more correct way of transliterating the title, it’s, admittedly, a little bit funny. It’s a perfect example of things kind of getting lost in translation (or, in this case, transliteration). To minimise that kind of “lost in translation” phenomenon, I’m leaving the romaji title as Ningyou -Hitogata- even though it’s incorrect.
*No idea what any of this means, lmfao. I think it's just word salad. Or, rather, Kanji salad.
*technically, this is supposed to be "so I don't scratch at my throat" but I think it's supposed to link back to the previous line about wrapping hair around the neck, so I decided that "bindings around the throat" would make more sense.
*I actually can't tell which reading of 紅 Homura-chan sings (or rather, screams) here. It sounds like beni to me, but I'm really terrible at hearing people in general, much less deciphering black metal screams in a whole other language.
*the repetition of 義肢 (gishi) here sounds a lot like the onomatopoeia for a squeaky or creaking sound, which is キシキシ (kishikishi). This is why I decided to repeat “creaking” rather than “prosthetic.”
Conclusion: I thought translating this song would make it easier to understand, but... actually I'm even more confused now. This conclusion business is really going terribly isn't it? I have some very loose ideas from the inclusion of the song Kagome Kagome and some of the Kanji salad at the beginning. There are a few different ideas as to what the song Kagome Kagome means, but, interestingly, two theories are that the song is about pregnancy or prostitution. Some of the lines in this song definitely line up with those interpretations, but there's even more lines that make me unsure about whether or not it's really what the song is about. It could also be about a living doll, where "Father" and "Mother" means, like "Maker" or perhaps even about a persons soul being shoved into a doll. Really, I don't know. There's so many things this could be. Or maybe I'm just daft— that's a possibility too.
Anyways, yeah. 初めてのRAD JAMおめでとう!
NEXT: 愛執迷宮ドールハウス (Aishuu Meikyuu Doll House) by MAD MEDiCiNE and thread of intention by Made in Maiden
メンヘラシンデレラ (Menhera Cinderella) by めっ!(Me!) and LadyMonsters: Translation&Lyrics
A collab with LadyMonsters out of nowhere right after their debut, that's めっ! for you. They're always surprising me, like how they just released a dance practice video out of nowhere recently. Yep.
My only grievance with this song is that it's short as hell. Are you serious. I mean, I know all of LadyMonsters songs are really short but I'm allowed to be mad. I like the song okay? We should normalise making songs this long.
Atashi ni kamatte kamatte
Mata nigerare ōbādōzu
Ma ni awase no wan naito
Anata ni hamatte numatte
Koi ni ochite ōbāōru
Happī endo
Menhera shinderera
Pay attention to me, pay attention to me
Escaped overdose again
Making do with one night
You’re obsessed, obsessed
Fall in love, overalls*
Happy end
Menhera Cinderella
お仕事頑張ってて尊い
やった! No.1だ凄い
貢いできて良かった
Oshigoto ganbattete totoi
Yatta! Number one da sugoi
Mitsuidekite yokatta
Hard work is admirable
Yes! Number one. That’s amazing
I’m glad I could contribute
今後は私だけを想い
馬鹿なお客共はコロし
ふたりだけのドンペリを浴びよう
Kongo wa watashi dake wo omoi
Bakana okyakudomo wa koroshi
Futari dake no donperi wo abiyou
Think only about me from now on
Kill that foolish guest
Let’s bathe in Don Pérignon (wine), just the two of us
何処行くのダーリン「手を切れ」とか言って
Doko iku no dārin “te wo kire” toka itte
Where are you going, darling, saying “cut your hands”*
Atashi ni kamatte kamatte
Mata nigerare ōbādōzu
Ma ni awase no wan naito
Anata ni hamatte numatte
Wana ni ochite hōmuarōn
Baddo endo
Menhera shinderera
Pay attention to me, pay attention to me
Escaped overdose again
Making do with one night
You’re obsessed, obsessed
Fall into a trap, home alone
Bad ending
Menhera Cinderella
0時の鐘が鳴り
魔法も脳も溶けてヤバい
ぐちゃぐちゃにしたい願い推し殺して
アヤしておくれ他界他界
Reiji no kane ga agari
Mahou mo nou mo tokete yabai
Guchagucha ni shitai negai oshi koroshite
Ayashite okure takai takai
The midnight bell rings
The magic and your brain are melting
I want to mess it up, I want to kill your favourite person*
Embrace me in death, death
セイシの間でアイ
育みながらも差し込むライ
有耶無耶にしたい期待打っ壊して
中指立てろ嫌い嫌い
Seishi no hazama de ai
Hagukumi nagara mo sashikomu rai
Uyamuya ni shitai kitai bukkowashite
Nakayubi taterou kirai kirai
A love between life and death*
While nurturing it, inserting lies
I want it to be vague, wreck that hope
Raise your middle finger, I hate it, I hate it
摂り過ぎよダーリン「おやすみ」とか言って
Torisugi yo dārin “oyasumi” toka itte
You talk too much, darling, saying “good night”
シャボン玉吐いた貴方の姿
惨めね
Shabon dama haita anata no sugata
Mijime ne
The sight of you vomiting soap bubbles*
Is so pitiable
許さない
Yurusanai
Unforgivable
黙って笑って
私色に壊そう
冷や汗が止まんない
Damatte waratte
Atashi iro ni kowasou
Hiya ase ga tomannai
Shut up and laugh
Destroy it in my way
I can’t stop sweating
貴方に刺さってしまって
抜けない針オーマイゴッド
永遠に終わらぬナイトメア
Anata ni sasatte shimatte
Nukenai hari ōmaigoddo
Eien ni owaranu naitomea
It’s stuck in you
The needle won’t come out, oh my god
The nightmare never ends
Atashi ni kamatte kamatte
Nukedasezu ni ōbādōzu
Rebenji no goannai
Anata ni hamatte numatte
Futari ochite ōbāōru
Happī endo
Menhera shinderera
Pay attention to me, pay attention to me
Can’t break free from overdose
The guide of revenge
You’re obsessed, obsessed
We both fall into overalls
Happy end
Menhera Cinderella
(Notes)
*I don’t know what “overalls” is supposed to mean here or what kind of significance it holds in this song, but I found that overalls are considered “work clothes.”
*手切れ or 手が切れ can mean to break off a bond or to break up with a significant other. The phrase used here 手を切れ literally means cut one’s hands, which probably actually means “cut one’s wrist” judging by the next line. The reason why they used 手 instead of 手首, which was used in the next line, was either to fit the melody, or to be a pun about 手切れ and 手が切れ.
*推し is a wota term, used for the idol, actor, or celebrity that you like the most. Your “favourite,” in other words. I’m not aware if there’s an equivalent term to this in English, so I just used “favourite person,” which does sound a little bit strange, but whatever.
*セイシ could be so many freaking things. There’s like fifty different terms with this exact reading in my dictionary and I have no idea which one it is. This line does not have enough in it for me to make a confident guess, but I tried. Honestly, I had the same problem with アイ here too, so I’m not confident with that one either. I think it’s likely that this line is supposed to be a pun of sorts.
*The use of 吐いた instead of 吹いた, the latter of which would probably (?) make more sense here, leads me to believe that this phrase, 「シャボン玉吐いた」, actually means “foaming at the mouth,” which is a symptom of drug overdose. The symptom can actually present itself in any drug overdose, but most online sources talk about opioids and narcotics in specific.
Final Thoughts: Deep down, I knew that translating the work of a Vocaloid producer like LadyMonsters was a bad idea, but I was undeterred and I did it. It’s probably not good at all, but it was worth a shot. Plus, I just really like this song, so I wanted an excuse to talk about it. Heh.
Yet, another song that I can flex my medical knowledge (slightly). Anhedonia was still the best one in that regard, though. Speaking of, the next song I'm doing is アシストール, and I have a lot to say about that one, so... prepare yourself for a mega long rant when that one comes out, lmao.
This was the beginning of MADMED's MVs looking like movies. Sometimes I forget they're underground idols because of how beautifully filmed these are. It's seriously crazy how much these MVS have improved since Minzai. I love MADMED, so much. Also, they released the cut version of their 24 hour livestream a few days ago. Ugh, they're so cute!! I know I watched it before but... I just love them too much!
MADMED's very existence— "adorable" doesn't even begin to describe it!
Alright, enough MADMED eulogising. Now onto the translation.
(Warning: This Music Video contains rapidly flashing lights, blood, and gore.)
Watashi no tame ni shinde hoshii no
Ii ko nara wakaru deshou?
Soretomo nanika monku aru no?
Kage kara tappu kakikomi wonnasan
I want you to die for me
A good boy would understand, right?
Or do you have something to complain about?
Hiding in the shadows, tap, a post about that woman*
A soresore, sore da, sore!
U, niou wa, kaiji seikyuu ne
Assoresore, sore da, sore!
Katappashi kara majogari ga meian ne
Ah, that’s it, that’s it, that!
Ugh, it stinks. Request for disclosure
Ah, that’s it, that’s it, that!
Hunting them down one after another is most efficient
わたしが社会不適合?
いや、社会がわたしに不適合
欲しかったのは不変
何も変わらないでいてね
Watashi ga shakai futekigou?
Iya, shakai ga watashi ni futekigou
Hoshikatta no wa fuhen
Nani mo kawaranaide ite ne
Am I unfit for society?
No, society is unfit for me
I wanted something unchanging
Please, let everything stay this way
A dame dame, ikanaide!
Sotchi wa dame yuuwaku ga ippai
A dame dame, ikanaide!
Botchi wa dame kikken sugi
Zenshin daboku ya sashi kizu
Dattara tae atari mae
Nani wo gisei ni shite mo mamoru
Ah, no good, no good, don’t leave!
Don’t go that way, it’s full of temptation
Ah, no good, no good, don’t leave!
Being alone is no good, it’s too dangerous
Bruises and incisions all over the body
Then you’ll have to bear with it, obviously
No matter what I have to sacrifice, I’ll protect you
Anata no shiawase ga watashi no shiawase nandayo?
Zettai kekkon, futari wa musubareru unmei
Anata no sonzai “meroi” dake ja shitatarazu yo
Ichibyou kizami ni kioku suru majikaru happi endo ☆
Your happiness is my happiness, right?
Absolute marriage, our fates are connected
Your very existence— "adorable" doesn't even begin to describe it
Recall each second that ticks by, Magical Happy End ☆
Unspeakable delusions and sexual fantasies
Unspeakable desire and the chainsaw of damnation
Invisible flames, correct answer, 'wah-wah,' who cares, shut up!*
Unspeakable delusions and sexual fantasies
Unspeakable desire and the chainsaw of damnation
Invisible flames, correct answer, 'wah-wah,' who cares, shut up!
恋する乙女には悩みがつきもの
罪深い人ね
やだ、はぐらかさないで
Koisuru otome ni wa nayami ga tsukimono
Tsumibukai hito ne
Yada, hagurakasanaide
A lovestruck maiden always has her worries
You're a sinful man, aren’t you?
Hey, don’t change the subject
Anata no shiawase ga watashi no shiawase nandayo?
Zettai kekkon futari wa musbareru unmei
Anata no sonzai “meroi” dake ja shitatarazu yo
Itai dato ka iware akita no
Majikaru happi en, happi en, happi endo ☆
Your happiness is my happiness, right?
Absolute marriage, our fates are connected
Your very existence— "adorable" doesn't even begin to describe it
It hurts? I'm tired of hearing it
Magical Happy En– Happy En— Happy End ☆
Sukoyakanaru toki mo, yameru toki mo
Tsuneni kono mono wo aishi, itsukushimi, mamori, tasukeyo
Mabuta tojite chikai no kuchibiru ni kisu suru
Watshi no nukumori dake
Naze usureteiku no…
Watashi no nukumori dake
Naze usureteiku no…
In times of health and sickness
I’ll always love, protect, and help you
Close your eyes and kiss these sworn lips
Why is my warmth
The only one fading…
Why is my warmth
The only one fading…
Kowareta kowareta garakuta ni natchatta
Mou yameta mou yameta yumemiru no wa
Hotsureta hotsureta futari de tsumuida kioku tachi
Kyouzameta kyouzameta mirume no nai, NO, kaeruka
Broken, broken and turned to rubbish
I’m done, I’m done dreaming
Frayed, frayed are the memories we spun
I’ve lost interest, I’ve lost interest, without a discerning eye, no, I’ve come to dislike you*
あなたにとってわたしはどうせ役不足よ
1秒刻みに消えていく まじかるばっとえんど★
Anata ni totte watashi wa douse yakubusoku yo
Ichibyou kizami ni kieteiku majikaru batto endo ★
As far as you’re concerned, I’m beneath you anyways
Disappearing, each second ticking by, Magical Bad End ★
(Notes)
*This is a very big assumption that I made here, so it may be very wrong.
*えーん is an onomatopoeia for crying, so in this line it’s less like telling you to stop crying, but more like mocking you. Like, “cut it out with your ‘wah-wah’-ing!” but I wanted to put more emphasis on the mocking here.
*蛙化 is probably referring to 蛙化現象 (literally, frogification phenomenon), a slang term which is essentially equivalent to the English slang term “ick.”
Conclusions: This is pretty much a classic Yandere song. Also, I find it interesting how the men are depicted as rabbits in this mv. At first, I thought it was just because the mv was released on Easter, but, after thinking about it some more, It's kind of brilliant. Rabbits mate a lot right, so I thought that it could be a way of depicting the man as a person who can't resist temptation, hence the line そっちはダメ 誘惑がいっぱい. Also, rabbits are prey, so it could also be a way of saying that the man is powerless. Pretty interesting.
ANYWAYS, MADMED BiNGO iS BACK BABY!
This song has OBSESSiON, TOXiCiTY, ATTATCHMENT iSSUES (ANXiOUS), DELUSiONS, LOVE, HATRED, REFUSAL TO CHANGE, JEALOUSY, SEXUAL THEMES/iNNUENDOS, YANDERE ADJACENT/MENHERA THEMES, CODEPENDANCY and MADNESS. Yay, I got a bingo! :D
NEXT: Time to work on the unfinished stuff now, wooo! I don't know in what order I'm going to do them, so It's going to be a surprise!